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A Starbucks brance in Illinois, US
STARBUCKS workers in Chicago have become the latest to join the unionisation drive at the global coffee chain’s stores across the US.
The workers penned letter to CEO Kevin Johnson saying that staff at the Logan Square store could only have a true partnership and voice at work by forming a union to negotiate their terms and conditions and “secure appropriate wages.”
In the letter, workers expressed their love for their job and highlighted the “unwavering support” from their manager to transform the culture of their store.
The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector
Organised workers at the notoriously anti-union global giant are scoring victory after victory, and now international bodies are pitching in to finally force this figurehead of corporate capitalism to give in to unionisation, writes EMILIO AVELAR
